o Was able to access time shared information at the other end of the state
o One of the last remaining pioneers of computing education
Sy vs AS
Computing Then
The Experience
o Since the whole notion of computing was relatively new, individuals like Liza had to depend on individuals around her to help work out problems and learn from each other
Formal and Informal Education
o The use of common lecture by a teacher coupled with the informal form of education of learning and computing on ones own, helping deductive reasoning, critical thinking, and problem solving skills was prominent in the 1970’s
Computing Now
The Experience
o At the click of a button, we can have the answer at our finger tips
o With the modern generation, computers and the internet are an integral part of todays world, we wouldn’t be able to operate without it
§ Question to the class: “If I gave you a street address who would be able to find there way using a Thomas guide and not Google Maps?”
Formal OR Informal Education
o Good teachers today are able to use Formal and Informal Education to help students grow in their learning with professor and student
o However, some teachers are not able to use both Formal and Informal
§ Rather they lean towards heavy lecturing (Formal)
“We have all had that teacher that drones on for countless hours in your 8AM class”
§ Or the computing only (Informal)
“The teacher that you do not even have to show up to class because everything is online”
o A balance is necessary
Freedom
Liza Quote
o Being able to compute helps individuals learn many things on their own
o Information that used to be difficult to find can be accessed from anywhere in the world
LO*OP
Founding
o To help those who did not know how, or were unable to compute learn for the first time
o 1975
Non Profit
o Set up like Liza’s first Sonoma state class with individuals working out problems with each other through Formal and Informal education with Staff members
Incorporated Social Diversity
o To make sure everyone had a chance so everyone could become successful
The Importance of LO*OP
HCLE
o Accessed online
Collected over 10,000 print artifacts
oComputing in education, include, books, magazines, scholarly articles, manuals, old computers, and much more from the 1960’s to 1990’s
Takeaways
The Early Pioneers
o The importance of what they did years before even the internet came into being
o The power of computing and how we owe them all a great of gratitude for helping educators everywhere
Powerpoint:
Notes:
Education Pioneers
- Liza Loop
- o 1970’s student @ Sonoma State
- o Was able to access time shared information at the other end of the state
- o One of the last remaining pioneers of computing education
- Sy vs AS
Computing Then- The Experience
- o Since the whole notion of computing was relatively new, individuals like Liza had to depend on individuals around her to help work out problems and learn from each other
- Formal and Informal Education
- o The use of common lecture by a teacher coupled with the informal form of education of learning and computing on ones own, helping deductive reasoning, critical thinking, and problem solving skills was prominent in the 1970’s
Computing Now- The Experience
- o At the click of a button, we can have the answer at our finger tips
- o With the modern generation, computers and the internet are an integral part of todays world, we wouldn’t be able to operate without it
- § Question to the class: “If I gave you a street address who would be able to find there way using a Thomas guide and not Google Maps?”
- Formal OR Informal Education
- o Good teachers today are able to use Formal and Informal Education to help students grow in their learning with professor and student
- o However, some teachers are not able to use both Formal and Informal
- § Rather they lean towards heavy lecturing (Formal)
- “We have all had that teacher that drones on for countless hours in your 8AM class”
- § Or the computing only (Informal)
- “The teacher that you do not even have to show up to class because everything is online”
- o A balance is necessary
Freedom- Liza Quote
- o Being able to compute helps individuals learn many things on their own
- o Information that used to be difficult to find can be accessed from anywhere in the world
LO*OPThe Importance of LO*OP
- HCLE
- o Accessed online
- Collected over 10,000 print artifacts
- o Computing in education, include, books, magazines, scholarly articles, manuals, old computers, and much more from the 1960’s to 1990’s
Takeaways